The Parthenon

Herd baseball earns first sweep of season

Courtney Andrews, Reporter • April 9, 2018

Thundering Herd baseball tallied its first series sweep of the season this weekend in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, winning all three games against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (17-15, 5-7 C-USA)....

Herd cheer caps historic season, earns third place at NCA Collegiate Cheer Championship

Luke Creasy, Reporter • April 9, 2018

From Frisco, Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico to San Diego, California, the Marshall cheerleading squad has supported Thundering Herd athletics on some of the nation’s largest stages this season. This...

Softball takes two of three from UTSA

Courtney Andrews, Reporter • April 9, 2018

Marshall softball clinched its three-game series against UTSA 2-1 this past weekend in San Antonio, Texas. In day one of play, a Saturday doubleheader, the Herd (18-20-1, 8-6-1 C-USA) won the first game...

Herd baseball suffers home sweep against FAU, falls to last in Conference USA

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor • April 2, 2018

After achieving a 10-4 win-loss record to start the season, the Marshall baseball team lost eight of its next nine games, including a three-game sweep at the hands of Florida Atlantic over the weekend...

Herd softball drops two of three against FIU

Courtney Andrews, Reporter • April 2, 2018

Thundering Herd softball dropped two of its three games against Conference USA east region rival Florida International this past weekend at Dot Hicks Field. With the series loss, the Herd falls to 15-18-1...

Women’s soccer finalizes 2018 signing class

Luke Creasy, Reporter • April 2, 2018

After adding another name to the roster this past week, the Marshall women’s soccer roster is complete for the 2018 season, bringing in both local and international talent to the program. The signing...

Column: Herd hoops’ dominance just beginning

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor • March 26, 2018

As a journalist, I never like to give personal anecdotes in my stories. I pride myself in objectivity and hard news. But, in the words of the esteemed Marshall professor Dan Hollis: there's always an...

Holliday addresses media before first spring practice

Luke Creasy, Reporter • March 26, 2018

Marshall University football is readying for the upcoming season, as the spring practice season is scheduled to begin this week. Marshall is coming off an 8-win season, including a New Mexico Bowl victory,...

Herd softball loses series against FAU, remains third in conference standings

Courtney Andrews, Reporter • March 26, 2018

A strong series-opening game was hindered by consecutive losses over the weekend, as Marshall softball (14-16-1, 5-3-1 C-USA) dropped two of three games on the road at fellow Conference USA foe Florida...

Clock strikes midnight on Herd’s magical season

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor • March 19, 2018

SAN DIEGO—After a season in which it defied preseason odds by winning the Conference USA Championship and its first-ever NCAA Tournament game, the Marshall Thundering Herd men’s basketball team fell...

Marshall men’s basketball prepares for ‘Press Virginia’

Kieran Intemann, Assistant Sports Editor • March 17, 2018

SAN DIEGO — In what is expected to be a matchup of clashing styles of play, all eyes will be focused on the Mountain State Sunday night at Viejas Arena, for the first matchup between the two Division...

History made, in the making as Herd wins game one

Rick Farlow, Sports Editor • March 16, 2018

SAN DIEGO — Kelly green invaded Viejas Arena Friday morning at San Diego State University, as the Marshall men’s basketball team made history and downed Wichita State 81-75, to win its first-ever...